All products listed on the noissue.co website belong to one, or more, of the below frameworks.
Compostable
Compostable packaging is typically made from a number of renewable plant-based materials and/or bio-polymers. To be certified home compostable, a product must break down in home compost within 180 days and 90 days in commercial composting conditions.
Cardboard and paper products are a great addition to backyard compost as it helps with the carbon-nitrogen ratio. Easily broken down in compost, these products also tend to have chemical compounds removed from the product.
Sometimes people don't notice that something is compostable, meaning it can sometimes end up in landfill. If you don't have a home compost, you can look at local options for communal compost sites, or somewhere you can drop off items for commercial composting.
From conceptualisation, we create products that fit into a circular framework. For our compostable products, we encourage this by having our products be home and commercially compostable.
Recycled
Recycled packaging is made from previously used materials, including paper and plastic. The plastic is processed at a recycling facility and put back into circulation, thus doubling its lifespan.
Recycling reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators – it conserves natural resources and prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials. Basically instead of making something new - we're taking something already in circulation to give it a second life!
While operating and maintaining recycling plants can often be a bit more costly, you can support by choosing products made from recycled materials. When you're done with these products, make sure you recycle them in their appropriate categories e.g plastics, aluminium, glass, paper etc. so it goes to the right plant and doesn't end up in landfill.
We encourage circularity through the reuse of recycled materials and the end-of-life recycling of products. You'll find key information on what to do with your recyclable products on the product, on our website, or via scanning the noissue packaging alliance certification badge.
Reusable
Reusable packaging is packaging that has a built-in second (and possible third, fourth, etc.) use. While most packaging is typically single use, and recycled after it accomplishes its primary goal, reusable packaging can be used multiple times for a variety of functions.
When an item of packaging is used for a second time after its initial use, that doubles the utility of the packaging, and prevents another single-use piece of packaging from being used.
In order for reusable packaging to have its desired impact, it has to be used more than once. Simply put, if a reusable bag is immediately discarded after use, it loses any potential positive benefits it might have had. To combat this, companies should focus on educating their customers on their packaging and how to make the most out of it.
We encourage a reusable economy through making high quality products that can be reused over and over again, reducing the need for new products to be made, and giving products a longer life.